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chewblockya's review
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Outing and Homophobia
Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Racism
manuelarolonrey's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
naomindaisies's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Homophobia
peepington's review against another edition
4.0
still unsure if i like flávia i’m side eyeing her but i really liked nishat as a character and her sister was very nice… their parents watching ellen at the end made me giggle love that for them truly
i2larue's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nerdydreamer107's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
simplyv375's review
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
dumb_'s review against another edition
2.5
I love Jaigirdar's other books, Hani and Ishu's guide to fake dating and the do and donuts of love, but this one was not it. The MC felt so weak, not vulnerable but weakly written, she failed to be a believable character for me. The people around her also felt weakly written, especially their relationships with the MC, and especially especially with her friends who barely acted like they knew her. The love interest and MC did not have enough chemistry for me to be invested and I felt like I was at the end of the book before it had begun. Some of the discussions of homophobia, racism, etc. are so good and make the book so interesting and sometimes even hard to read but in a good way, this is what ups my rating but the characters, the world, just range from mediocre to bad. Will still be reading any more books Jaigirdar releases but this was unfortunely a miss in a potentially really nice trio. Ranking: 1. Hani and Ishu. 2. Do and Donuts. 3. Henna Wars
raine_rki's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
flamepea's review against another edition
4.0
This is soooo adorable. An important sapphic story with quality representation for people of colour + queer islamic people. This book is the definition of queer euphoria